Bayou virus-associated hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Eastern Texas: identification of the rice rat, Oryzomys palustris, as reservoir host.

We describe the third known case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) due to Bayou virus, from Jefferson County, Texas. By using molecular epidemiologic methods, we show that rice rats (Oryzomys palustris) are frequently infected with Bayou virus and that viral RNA sequences from HPS patients are...

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Autores principales: Torrez-Martinez, N, Bharadwaj, M, Goade, D, Delury, J, Moran, P, Hicks, B, Nix, B, Davis, J L, Hjelle, B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1998
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9452404

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